Kimi Explorer
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Moonshot
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- China
- Published
- 1 January 2024
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Language
- Task
- Language modeling/generation
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- Hosted access (no API)
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Why it is tracked
- SOTA improvement
- Record confidence
- Unknown
Highest score at SuperCLUE benchmark for "AISearch" in term of "Basic Capabilities https://www.superclueai.com/
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
Where it came from
Kimi Explorer was published by Moonshot, in China, in January 2024. The organisation is categorised as industry.
It works in Language, and is recorded as doing language modeling/generation.
Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.
What went into building it
The reason it appears in this catalogue at all is sOTA improvement.
Answers
Kimi Explorer — common questions
What is Kimi Explorer used for?
Kimi Explorer works in Language, and is recorded as handling language modeling/generation. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
What GPU do I need to run Kimi Explorer?
None. Kimi Explorer is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is Kimi Explorer open source?
No. Kimi Explorer has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does Kimi Explorer have?
No parameter count has been published for Kimi Explorer, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
Who created Kimi Explorer?
Kimi Explorer was published by Moonshot, based in China, categorised as industry.
When was Kimi Explorer released?
Kimi Explorer was published in January 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
The other direction
Looking at it from the other side?
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